things started to change. Hoppus felt they should stick to the winning pop-punk formula, and DeLonge wanted to expand into more ambitious U2-like sounds. He was also hopelessly addicted to painkillers and busy raising a young daughter. “For me, it all got very toxic,” DeLonge toldRolling...
It is almost unbelievable: Before 2024,Missy Elliotthadnever headlined her own arena tour.And, the last tour she went on was in 2004, performing alongside Beyoncé and Alicia Keys. Two decades later, the multihyphenate decided it was finally time to hit the road again for a ...
Pop was trying to keep it together with guitarist James Williamson convincing Pop to welcome back Ron Asheton and his brother Scott into the fold after the band had briefly split. With David Bowie co-producing, the band knocked out the recording in under a month. "Search...
While this list is meant to highlight the standouts that are widely known and have a hold on the current public eye, Arizona has a wide variety of local bands pushing just as hard as the members of this list to make it themselves. Go support local music, because you never know when ...
Frontman Jim Adkins once called Phoenix the "Rock Mecca", and while Jimmy Eat World formed in Mesa, Phoenix has been a second home to this infectious Pop Punk group. Known for their smash hit "The Middle", this band has continued releasing quality albums over 30 years after their founding...
Boy bands ruled the music industry from the late ’80s all the way to the early ’00s, selling millions of records and touring stadiums across the globe. Then pop-punk took over, soon bowing to hip-hop and the ladies of pop who rule today. As the boy band era ended,Nick Lacheyinked...
Emerging from the ashes of stoner rock pioneers Kyuss in the late '90s, Queens of the Stone Age have reigned as one of hard rock's most influential and beloved bands. Their more refined and increasingly pop-friendly sound has to date earned them six gold albums. They have been eligible ...
The Conversation: ThePunk Goes Popcompilation albums have given us a lot of memorable moments for oh so many reasons. Among the most entertaining was August Burns Red’s contribution to the sixth installment of the series, where they turned Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” into a certified metal...
Emerging from the ashes of stoner rock pioneers Kyuss in the late '90s, Queens of the Stone Age have reigned as one of hard rock's most influential and beloved bands. Their more refined and increasingly pop-friendly sound has to date earned them six gold albums. They have been eligible ...
artists. His career as a songwriter/producer took off almost simultaneously with OneRepublic's 2007 breakthrough, "Apologize" (his first major behind-the-board hit was Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love"); to this day he's one of the go-to guys for pop's biggest names, from BLACKPINK to Tate...